He also stated that on Monday alone, 11, 525 COVID-19 tests have been conducted. In Telangana, the death rate due to coronavirus is only one per cent as against the national average of 2.7 per cent, the director added.
In a significant observation, Srinivasa Rao said that the recovery rate of COVID-19 in the state is 99 percent. About 80 percent of people getting infected with the dreaded virus are asymptomatic.
“There are 9,786 COVID-19 patients under home isolation. The COVID-19 tests are being carried out at 30 hospitals under GHMC limits. The treatment for the virus has been decentralized and COVID-19 patients are being treated at 54 private hospitals and also at private medical colleges free cost, ” the health director said.